see text Creobroter is a genus of flower mantises in the tribe Hymenopodini; species are concentrated in Asia.

This flower mimicry is only partial, but is attractive enough to make Creobroter species favored as pets, especially as they are more common and less delicate than the more flower-like Hymenopus.

[3][4][6] In some species (such as C. gemmatus), these markings also serve as eyespots when the mantis spreads its wings in a deimatic display.

trade their ant-mimicking, dark, shiny appearance for the green and light-colored markings that make their outline so difficult to discern amidst vegetation.

For example, at least two Creobroter species found in India have been called "Indian flower mantis".